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KV processor

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KV processor

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This processor helps automatically parse messages (or specific event fields) which are of the foo=bar variety.

For example, if you have a log message which contains ip=1.2.3.4 error=REFUSED, you can parse those fields automatically by configuring:

{
  "kv": {
    "field": "message",
    "field_split": " ",
    "value_split": "="
  }
}

Using the KV Processor can result in field names that you cannot control. Consider using the Flattened data type instead, which maps an entire object as a single field and allows for simple searches over its contents.

Table 27. KV Options

Name	Required	Default	Description
`field`	yes	-	The field to be parsed
`field_split`	yes	-	Regex pattern to use for splitting key-value pairs
`value_split`	yes	-	Regex pattern to use for splitting the key from the value within a key-value pair
`target_field`	no	`null`	The field to insert the extracted keys into. Defaults to the root of the document
`include_keys`	no	`null`	List of keys to filter and insert into document. Defaults to including all keys
`exclude_keys`	no	`null`	List of keys to exclude from document
`ignore_missing`	no	`false`	If `true` and `field` does not exist or is `null`, the processor quietly exits without modifying the document
`prefix`	no	`null`	Prefix to be added to extracted keys
`trim_key`	no	`null`	String of characters to trim from extracted keys
`trim_value`	no	`null`	String of characters to trim from extracted values
`strip_brackets`	no	`false`	If `true` strip brackets `()`, `<>`, `[]` as well as quotes `'` and `"` from extracted values
`if`	no	-	Conditionally execute this processor.
`on_failure`	no	-	Handle failures for this processor. See Handling failures in pipelines.
`ignore_failure`	no	`false`	Ignore failures for this processor. See Handling failures in pipelines.
`tag`	no	-	An identifier for this processor. Useful for debugging and metrics.

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